Solidarity, Author at Solidarity (Ireland)

Review: The World Until Yesterday

Jared Diamond is a materialist. For him, historical and cultural development is rooted in environment, geography and technology. Technological and environmental transformations give rise to differing social organisation and changing values and culture.

Sep 3, 2013

Joe Higgins column

Socialist vision sustained of the men & women of 1913 Lockout

On this day one hundred years ago, 31 August, 1913 it is five days on from the audacious action of tram drivers and conductors with the Dublin United Tramways Company who simultaneously stopped and abandoned their vehicles mid morning on the streets

Aug 31, 2013

Theory & History

Irish Capitalism: A history of failure

In this first of a two part series, Cian Prendiville looks at the history of the southern Irish economy from 'independence' to the Celtic Tiger.

Aug 30, 2013

Anti-war

Syria: US & Britain prepare military attack against Assad regime

Via social media, smart phones and traditional news channels a flood of bloody images, footage and reports of the unbearable suffering inflicted on the Syrian masses has been broadcast around the world.

Aug 28, 2013

Theory & History

US Civil War – 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation

“Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research” - Malcolm X

Aug 27, 2013

Uncategorized

Review: Elysium

Elysium is a dystopian sci-fi action film released in August 2013, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. Set in the year 2154, it follows the story of Max da Costa, a factory worker living in the ruins of a future Los Angeles.

Aug 26, 2013

Uncategorized

The trial of Chelsea Manning

The final days of the trial revealed the disgusting new depths to which the US Military is sinking in an effort to persecute Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning. In 2010 this brave young military intelligence analyst released hundreds of thousands of secret documents

Aug 23, 2013

World News

South Africa: One year after the Marikana massacre

On 16 August, 2012, at Marikana, a bloody line was drawn in South Africa’s political sand when police in cold blood shot dead 34 workers and wounded 78. The few seconds of the massacre that were shown on TV tore down decades

Aug 22, 2013

World News

US: Socialist breakthrough shows path for independent politics

In the August primary election for Seattle City Council, Socialist Alternative candidate Kshama Sawant won a stunning 35% of the vote in a three-way race against two Democratic Party candidates. Over 44,000 people voted for Sawant, more votes than the incumbent Seattle

Aug 20, 2013

World News

Egypt: Hundreds dead as military tries to consolidate power in blood

Millions across the world, and especially in the Middle East, have been shocked by the killing of hundreds of mainly unarmed people in the Egyptian military’s brutal clearance of the two pro-Morsi camps in Cairo. In the days since then the military

Aug 19, 2013

Solidarity

Review: The World Until Yesterday

Socialist vision sustained of the men & women of 1913 Lockout

Irish Capitalism: A history of failure

Syria: US & Britain prepare military attack against Assad regime

US Civil War – 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation

Review: Elysium

The trial of Chelsea Manning

South Africa: One year after the Marikana massacre

US: Socialist breakthrough shows path for independent politics

Egypt: Hundreds dead as military tries to consolidate power in blood

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